Narrative

Spurgeon and his brother Henry emigrated in 1905, and were living with their Aunt Elizabeth in Springfield, Massachusetts in 1910.

William Spurgeon fillied out a registration form for the first world war, giving his occupation as assembler for the Bosch Magneto company. He was described as being short and slender with grey eyes and brown hair. According to the 1930 US census, he was not a veteran.

In the 1920 and 1930 census records, Spurgeon and Mabel had no children. His occupation in the 1940 census was machinist, and they were still living in Massachusetts.

In 1942 he filled out an "old man" draft card. He was working for American Bosch Corp. in Springfield. He was living at 20 McClure Street in Amherst.